阅读下面的短文。每篇短文的后面有五个问题,每个问题有四个备选答案。请根据短文的内容选择最佳答案。每个试题计3分,共计15分。
Windows not only let light in to cut down an electricity use for lighting,but the light coming through the window also provides heat.However,windows are not something people typically associate with being a cutting edge1 technology.Researchers are now working on new technologies that enable a window to quickly change from clear to dark and anywhere in between with a flip of a switch2.
Yet,windows are the weak link in a building when it comes to energy and temperature control.In the winter,cold air leaks in.When its hot and sunny,sunlight streams in.All of this sunlight carries lots of heat and energy.And all of this extra heat forces people to turn on
Windows have been a major focus of energy research for a long time. Over the years,scientists have come up with a variety of strategies for coating,glazing,and layering windows to make them more energy efficient.Smart windows go a step further.They use chromogenic technologies which involve changes of color.
One important feature that makes a smart window so smart is that it has a sort of memory. All it takes is a small jolt of voltage to turn the window from one state to the other.Then,it stays that way.Transitions take anywhere from 10 seconds to a few minutes,depending on the size of the window.The development of smart windows could mean that massive air conditioning systems may no longer need.In the future, Granqvist says,our buildings may look different.
flipn. v.用手指轻弹,轻击 tungsten oxide 氧化钨
refreshingadj.使人清爽的 electrochromic adj.电致变色的
chromogenic adj.发色的 air conditioning 空调,空调系统
1. cutting edge:本意为刃口,刀刃比喻意为最先进的,科技含量最高的。
3. Uppsala University in Sweden:瑞典的乌普萨拉大学。乌普萨拉是瑞典东部一座城市,位于斯德哥尔摩的西北方向。
1. Which of the following statements does not indicate the importance of windows as described in the first two paragraphs?
B Windows help to save energy by letting light in.
D Windows enable people to have contact with the outside world.
A In the cold winter.
C When air conditioners are turned on.
3. What are smart windows,according to Paragraph 4?
B Windows that are glazed.
D Windows that have many layers.
A Electricity.
C A battery.
5. What will he the benefit if the research on smart windows turns out to be successful,according to the last paragraph?
B Windows can be as large as you want.
D They are less expensive than traditional windows.
1. A 第一段告诉我们窗户因为让阳光进入房间,并且为房间提供热源,所以节约了能源。第二段说,窗户使人们能接触外部世界。所以B、C和D都说明了窗户的重要性。第一段最后一句说,研究者正在实验能让窗户变换亮度,但并没有说已经实验成功,所以A是错误的说法,是正确选择。
3. C 第四段告诉我们,多年来,科学家已研究出多种通过窗户节能的办法,而smart windows 使用的技术使窗户能变换颜色。所以C是正确选择。
5. C 短文最后一段的第五句提供了答案。
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